Karl von Bulow

Karl von Bulow (24 March 1846-31 August 1921) was a Field Marshal of the German Empire who commanded the German 2nd Army from 1914 to 1915 during World War I.

Biography
Karl von Bulow was born on 24 March 1846 in Berlin, Prussia to an aristocratic military family. Von Bulow served in the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War and entered the General Staff in 1877, rising to the rank of Major-General in 1897 and to Lieutenant-General in 1900. At the start of World War I, he was given command of the German 2nd Army for the implementation of the Schlieffen Plan, leading the invasion of Belgium. Von Bulow won several victories against the French Army in Belgium, but he was held responsible for the defeat in the First Battle of the Marne and the failure of the German advance on Paris later in 1914. In January 1915, he was promoted to Field Marshal, and he retired in early 1916 after suffering from a heart attack. He died on 31 August 1921 in Berlin, Weimar Republic at the age of 75.